Bates took a dark detour from life in the late 90s where drugs and alcohol overtook his world and landed him in jail. However, his life and career have not always been on such a positive path. Jeff Bates continues to perform more than 100 shows a year and his live performances electrify crowds worldwide. Loretta Lynn joins Bates on the Conway / Lynn classic duet, “After The Fire Is Gone.įollowing “Me and Conway” in 2014 was Bates’ Christmas album “Once Upon A Star”, “Troublemaker” in 2017, and in 2019 a re-release of Bates’ 1994 album titled “Country’s My Middle Name”.Īlmost two decades later, Jeff has entertained in all 50 states, 5 countries, and 4 continents. The album includes his own version of six Conway classics as well as six all new songs that were very carefully chosen for the tribute to the legend. Of those albums is one that is very special to Bates, It’s titled “Me and Conway”, and it honors Bates’ idol, the late Conway Twitty. The title cut was released as Bates’ first inspirational country single and landed at #1 on the Christian Country Charts.īates has gone on to release three additional secular albums and one Christmas album, all independently, on his own label, Skydancer Entertainment. In 2008 Bates signed with Black River Entertainment where he released his third self-titled secular album “Jeff Bates”, and in 2011 his first inspirational country album, “One Day Closer”. Bates' two RCA albums accounted for seven chart singles on the Billboard country charts, of which three reached the Top 40: "The Love Song," "I Wanna Make You Cry" and "Long, Slow Kisses." Signed to RCA Records in late 2002, Jeff Bates released his debut album Rainbow Man in May 2003, followed by his second RCA album, Leave The Light On, in 2005. I know what they ask for and what they want to hear, so I want to make that kind of music.” They’ve been loyal, and they’ve been with me through thick and thin. “I know I have the best fans in the world.
“As an artist, I have certain goals at this point in my life, and that is to make the music that I want to make, that’s true to me, and true to my fans,” says Bates.
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